I believe if you have a ticket you will get on the plane, unless of course you get to drunk at the airport bar before and are not allowed on. If you are one of those people who always has to be first in line, starts getting in line before the plan...

Check out the Canyon Lake Wakeboard Club, they have a facebook page. They used to have a couple ride days a year and there are a couple tournaments. Good wakeboarding conditions and finding people who really ride is hard in socal.